Accounts Assistant - Wirral, United Kingdom - BRACKENBERRY INTERIMS

BRACKENBERRY INTERIMS

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Wirral, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in
Wirral to assist with the appointment of a
Accountancy Assistant, on a
3 month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion.

Summary:

To assist the Senior Fund Accountant and Head of Finance and Risk with all aspects of budgeting, financial control, closing of accounts, maintenance of accounting systems and to provide advice to other sections within the fund and scheme employers of the Fund.
To maintain records and monitor the collection of contributions income.

Responsibilities:

Reconcile income and expenditure transactions to ensure the Funds accounts fully and accurately reflect all activities including bank and currency accounts, employers contributions and returns and investment transactions.
Maintain and journalise currency and cash income transactions into the accounting system.

Journalise property statements quarterly.

Input transactions onto computerised trading or bank cash movement systems. Record, monitor and reconcile income received including contributions income and property income.
Assist the Settlements Officer with Settlements function liaising with custodians/brokers as required.
Assist with the preparation of the monthly budget monitoring reports and working papers for the Head of Finance and Risk.
Assist the Valuations Officer with the Valuations process (weekly and monthly).
Assist Senior Fund Accountants with the process of the production of the FRS102 exercise, liaising as appropriate with employers and the Funds actuary.

Qualifications:

5 GCSE or equivalent including Maths & English
Full AAT or equivalent
Experience in a finance environment dealing with finance functions
Experience of input and interrogation of computer systems
Experience of reconciliation work
Experience of recording financial information
Experience of working to tight deadlines and working under pressure
Experience of working to regulatory Financial Guidelines

Please note:

You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
You should have right to work in U.K

Job Types:
Full-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 3 months

Salary:
£16.00-£20.00 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension
Flexitime
Work from home

Schedule:

Day shift
Flexitime
Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

Wirral, CH41 1ND: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

Accounting: 3 years (required)

- dealing with finance functions: 1 year (required)
- recording financial information: 1 year (required)
- working to regulatory
Financial Guidelines: 1 year (required)